Hello and welcome to the Newcastle United live blog for Saturday, December 9.

You couldn't fault the effort of Newcastle United 's players last Saturday, but in the end they were well beaten by Antonio Conte's Chelsea side at Stamford Bridge.

Next up is Leicester today and we'll have live build-up to that one which takes place at tea-time. It's also the club's 125-year anniversary and there's plenty happening today to celebrate.

We'll also have the latest on the takeover after Mike Ashley and Amanda Staveley were seen meeting over a curry on Thursday evening. And with the January transfer window looming there is plenty of transfer talk.

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